Monday, August 15, 2011

Okay Material Mavens,

Just one month to go! I have a name for my HARMONY quilt, and I hope that you will be naming yours as well. Just include the word, harmony, in your title. It will be so much fun to see how different all of the quilts are.

I am just getting started on mine, although the "design" was completed a while back. I have been busy making small wall quilts for classmates who will be attending my nursing class 51st reunion (am I that old?) in Boston in just a few days.

I've got mine designed as well and it is even partially sewn, but only partially. I do love the idea of naming each of our theme quilts and including harmony in its name. Too, be sure when you do pose to put YOUR name first, as in "Alice's Quilt: ___________ Harmony". Then the picture. Then a brief description of how you came to chose that design. Perhaps a bit about construction, but I think I'll strive to be brief, with so many of us reporting. And then in a few days, I'll post again and include the "in process" pictures and a bit more detail about construction. If I do end up posting the one I am working on now, though, its construction is so simple that my process description won't be all that long.

Hmmm. What if another name doesn't come to us? I usually struggle with naming quilts. I love it when I go see art and artists like Georgia O'Keefe name their painting "Dead Rabbit":) and that is what is in it. I guess if you don't expect too much from my title it will be ok. You guys are really trying to challenge me aren't you.

Come to think of it, maybe what Carolyn meant was to include Harmony in the title of the post! THAT would appeal more to me! So we could title our posts something like "Alice's Harmony Quilt--_____________" and then put its name, if we can think of one. Otherwise, it's simply the harmony quilt! I have always named my quilts, from the 2nd one I ever made, which was a daughter's wedding quilt. Didn't name my #1 quilt of the early 90s, which was a log cabin, and which was made before I became aware that many quilters did name their quilts. (I hadn't ever been to a quilt show at that point!)

Carolyn, I guess you will have to spell it out as to what you meant by naming the quilts with Harmony in the name. I envisioned that to mean something such as "Nature's Harmony" or the "Harmony of Color" or........

You just spelled it out, Rita. That's EXACTLY what I'm suggesting - a name for your 12 x 12 harmony quilt that explains why you chose the design you came up with. Harmony, of course, will be a component of the title .... like the two you suggested, or such as "Musical Harmony" or "Harmony of Life" or ???

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The Material Mavens

We are a group of art quilters who come from various parts of the United States, from the East coast and then south to Arkansas and Texas. We were inspired by the original Twelve by Twelve international art quilting group.

Beginning in September, 2011, we started posting our 12"x 12" art quilts, which were based on themes chosen in turn by our members. For Round One, we posted quilts every two months, always on the 15th of the designated months.

Round Two of The Material Mavens began in October, 2014. Some changes were made: quilts were posted every three months, and the quilts could be be either 12"x 12" or rectangular ones measuring 11" x 14", either horizontal or vertical in orientation.

Round Three of The Material Mavens will begin in July, 2018. Again, changes have been made. Now those members who wish to stay affiliated with the group are free to post quilts every time or every now and then. Two, our blog administrator collected suggested themes from the members who wanted to remain affiliated. These themes were then pulled at random from a "hat," and they were then assigned in order for the posting dates. Since we had 13 members who wanted to remain, we will be posting quilts every 3 months until 2021! This date is significant and appropriate, because 2021 will be the 10th year that our group has been in existence.